Using a Map and Compass

If you understand how to read a compass and how to read a map, then its about time you learned to use both map and compass together.

Separately, a good map or compass can be very useful, but limited. Together, they can lead you around the world (and back again!) but you need to know how to use them properly. The next few pages will help you understand some key skills in order to be a successful outdoors dude and impress your friends with your map and compass mastery - well, maybe at least not get too lost!

In case you want to skip over some of these pages, the order we'll cover things are:

• Latitude and Longitude - minutes and seconds don't mean time
• Declination - and adjusting your compass
• Set a Heading - from map to compass
• Orienting a Map - lining up with the real world
• Triangulation - making order out of chaos
• Planning a Route - getting a clue before going ahead

What's white and furry and lives at the north pole?   A polar brrrrrrrrrr!

Search Google News for more 'Lost Hiker' news items.

03 Aug 2021 - UPDATE

02 Aug 2021 - Lost Hiker on Mt. Chocorua

01 Aug 2021 - HFD rescues lost hiker from Waimano Ridge Trail

20 Jul 2021 - Lost hiker relies on ingenuity, 40

10 Jul 2021 - Hiker lost in Beartooth Mountains likely dead, say family and rescuers

30 Jul 2021 - Lost Hiker Found Safe on Sphinx Trail

31 Jul 2021 - Lost hiker rescued in Barbour

22 Jul 2021 - Lost hiker airlifted from Olomana Trail after good Samaritans heard call for help

28 Jul 2021 - How an Ultrarunner Saved a Lost Hiker's Life

27 Jul 2021 - HFD rescues lost hiker on the Lulumahu Falls Trail

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